Since I'm struggling with the built-in media player on my 9630, I did a search for 3rd party mp3 players. I didn't see anything that really jumped out - they all were a few years old, and were missing features, like being able to control the volume with the BB volume buttons, etc. Can anyone recommend a good 3rd party mp3 player?

In a nutshell, if I pause an mp3 playback, exit the media player, then relaunch the media player, it's not saving where I paused the playback, so I've got to pick through the albums again to figure out where I was.

In a nutshell, if I pause an mp3 playback, exit the media player, then relaunch the media player, it's not saving where I paused the playback, so I've got to pick through the albums again to figure out where I was.

I'll check out xplayer, thanks!

Instead of exiting the media player, you could use app switcher instead.

I've tried Mobiola xPlayer Lite v 1.9, and a couple of others. So far, the BB Media Player is the easiest to use with my rather large file database (over 900 MP3 and rising). I am trying to talk a friend into making a media player that is just as easy to use as the BB stock player, but more DJ useful. She writes programs in JAVA already.

If anyone comes up with the real deal I would be interested in what it is.

Hmmm, a couple of responses about the app switcher. I was exiting the app using the end call key, but I'd just relaunch the app when I wanted to use it again. What's the app switcher?

On my Curve, I could use the end call key, then when I'd relaunch the app, I'd be right back where I left off. Even with the Tour, about 10% of the time, this works, but I can't figure out what I'm doing when it works vs. when it doesn't.

If you press and hold the Alt key then hit the escape key (the back-looping arrow next to the end call key), then you'll experience the app switcher - one of the hidden gems of the BlackBerry OS.

Many people, including RIM co-CEO Mike Lazardis, have this mapped to a convenience key in order to allow for quick app jumping and to fully leverage the BlackBerry's ability to run multiple tasks.

Just as a forewarning, certain apps always run - they include Phone, Browser, Messages, BlackBerry Messenger, and of course a shortcut to the Home Screen.

When you move the media player to the background, you'll see "Now Playing..." in the app switcher - that's the one you want to switch back to. In fact, "Now Playing..." should show up in most system menus if the media player is paused in the background.

So as a follow-up to this, the app switcher does help, but for some reason, at times the app switcher will be cleared except for the default applications. I'm not seeing anything that should be affecting it, it's almost like it times out and clears everything running in the background.